Mugande Surname

90,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,5091:3,424268
Zambia5601:28,3032,946
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
India491:15,654,396253,566
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mugande (62) may also be a first name.

Mugande Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mugande Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mugande (Marathi: मुगंडे) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugande? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mugande is the 90,715th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,379,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mugande reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 62 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 4,509 people, or 1 in 3,424. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 92 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mugande Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mugande in the Marathi language
मुगंडेmugande-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mugande
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